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General Marketing salary in Cologne

Employer-stated pay · updated Mar 10, 2026

General Marketing pay in Cologne is measured from 16 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is entry-level, where 11 postings put the middle half between €36,000 and €60,000, with a median of €36,000.

Pay moves with seniority here: entry-level around €36,000, mid-level around €45,000.

Against the 9 other measured markets for general marketing at entry-level, this sits below 1 of them; Vienna leads at €70,000.

1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.

4 general marketing roles are open in Cologne right now.

LevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Entry €36,000 – €60,000 €36,000 11
Mid €42,000 – €47,000 €45,000 5hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

Open general marketing roles in Cologne

Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.

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